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Pulse Emitter, Spiritual Vistas
EE06LP, LP, 2011
split label release with Cylindrical Habitat Modules
"when this post-millennial fascination with 70’s / 80’s “patch-cord” electronic music & it’s subsequent immaculate birth from the ashes of the noise-scene gets pared down to a handful of progenitors, daryl groetsch will likely be one of them, as his steadfast explorations over the prior decade have yielded some of the genre’s finest moments ... case-in-point being this impeccably-assembled set of four “song-length” pieces ; each doing a damn good job at avoiding the catch-all trappings that would link lesser productions inexorably with the past ... daryl’s is a music that both demonstrates an archivist’s knowledge of “classic-era” tropes while simultaneously acting as a calling card for the contemporary reality of module-based electronic systems ; and for that, he’s become one of the few artists that transcends both a love of gear and a love of music (seriously, a very small cross-section have managed this) ... ... that said, even the retro-luddite with appreciate the scalar / modal transgressions herein, always remaining light & airy without (con)descending into the whole dolphin / crystal thing that sours a less conceptually - strong affair ... along with last last year’s ultra eczema lp, i’m hearing this as his strongest effort yet ; of course this lp is highly recommended to anyone wanting to hear a great example of the state of things ca. 2011 ..." -Mimaroglu Music Sales
cover art by Julian Gulyas, photography by Daryl Groetsch
reviews: Zen Effects
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Pulse Emitter, Cosmic Images
EE01CD, CD, 2010
"Cosmic Images is Pulse Emitter's deepest and most personal work to date. Combining his growling modular synthesizer patterns with sweeping keyboard motifs, the beauty and vastness of the universe is evoked in five movements, each based on nebulas, galaxies, etc. The sections morph into one another for one epic prog synth journey. CD in jewel case, mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk, art by Daniel Lopatin. The first release on Daryl Groetsch's private press label, Expansive."
reviews: Animal Psi; Foxy Digitalis
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Pulse Emitter, Meditative Music
EE02CDR, CDR, 2007
Pulse Emitter, Meditative Music 2
EE03CDR, CDR, 2008
Pulse Emitter, Meditative Music 3
EE04CDR, CDR, 2009
Pulse Emitter, Meditative Music 4
EE05CDR, CDR, 2010
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